Trace-carrier



(No Model.)

S. G. JACKSON. TBAGE CARRIER.

No. 470,848. Patented Mar. 15, 1892.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL JACKSON, OF PALESTINE, TEXAS.

TRACE-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 470,848, dated March15, 1892.

Application filed March 5, 1891. Serial No. 333,919. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL G. J AOKSON, a-

citizen of Palestine, in the county of Anderson and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckles; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in buckles, its object being toproduce a buckle which shall be particularly adapted for use with roughharness-such as plow-harness and to provide said buckle with meanswhereby a trace-chain may be easily and quickly attached thereto, andalso with means for holding the plow-line.

A further object is to produce a buckle for the purpose stated whichshall be simple in construction, comprising a small number of parts,cheap to manufacture, and effective in the performance of its functions.

NVith these objects in view the invention consists in the combination,with a buckleframe and clamping-bars, of a ring or loop pivotallyconnected thereto.

The invention also consists in the combination, with a buckle-frame andclamping-bar, of a ring or loop pivotally connected to one edge of saidframe and a hook at the opposite end-thereof.

The invention further consists in the combination, with a buckle -frame,of a rigid toothed bar, a pivoted toothed bar, a loop at one edge ofsaid frame, and a hook at the opposite edge.

The invention also consists in certain novel features of constructionand combinations and arrangements of parts, as hereinafter set forth,and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of my improved buckle.Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same.

A represents the buckle-frame, consisting of top and bottom bars a b andend bars 0. The end bars a are provided with integral upturned lugs orears (I, provided with perforations for the reception of the ends of aclamping-bar B, said clamping-bar being provided with teeth e and a lipf, by means of which to operate said clamping-bar. The

clamping-bar B may be madeof a single piece of metal having the teeth eand lip f made of a solid rod Z, having a sheet-metal covering thereon,said sheet-metal cover being provided with teeth and a lip. This lattermethod of making the clamping-bar I find to be an easy and cheap one andgives good results;

Extending from end to end of the frame, preferably immediately under thepivoted clamping-bar B and integral with the frame, is a rigidclamping-bar 0, having a series of teeth g, adapted to project somewhatfrom the face of the buckle, and located in proximity to the ends of theteeth g is a cross-bar D, also preferably integral with the frame A. Thetop of the frame A is provided with two ears, which are bent or formedinto loops h for the reception of a pin 2'. Pivotally connected to thepin "L is a loop D, through which a plow-line may be passed, and bypivotally connecting said loop to the buckle it may readily be moved outof the way when it is desired to insert the strap E of the harness. Thelower edge of the frame A is provided with an arm j, to which a hook 7cis secured. This hook is preferably projects upwardly and is providedwith a downwardly-projecting lip Z to prevent the escape from said hookof a trace-chain which this hook is intended to receive. The strap E ispassed through the buckle, as shown in Fig. lthat is to say, the strapis passed under the cross-bar a, then over the bars 0 D and under thepivoted cross-bar, and finally under the cross-bar b and armj of theframe.

It is evident that slight changes might be made in the constructivedetails of my invention without departing from the spirit thereof orlimiting its scope. Hence I do not wish to limit myself to the precisedetails of construction herein set forth; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

As an article of manufacture, a buckle comprising a flat metal plateprovided with a series of narrow parallel slots, the outer ones adaptedto receive a strap to which the buckle is to be attached and one barprovided with teeth which project over one of the slots, the main platehaving an upwardly-bent hook on therewith; or said clamping-barmayconsist its lower end, said hook having a re-entrant In testimonywhereof I have signed this bend and a ring on the opposite end, ears onspecification in the presence of two snbserib- 10 the side edges of theplate, and a clampinging witnesses. bar pivoted in these ears, said barprovided 1 5 with a handle and teeth adapted to eo-oper- JACKSON ateWith the teethon the main plate, whereby Witnesses: a strap passedbetween the teeth is held fast, J. D. MOORE, substantially as set forth.'W. P. MGMEANS.

